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Post by DataNinja on Jul 13, 2019 1:37:42 GMT
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"Oh, um, yeah," Ayah says, "Both... could work. I just, well, didn't know if that was too much. So I just thought I'd, ah, give options. Since I don't really know what you like to do."
"I've... admittedly never actually been either of those places either," she continues. "Just seen pictures, and looked it up. Mauville's apparently this giant mega-center based place. All the buildings melding into and connecting to one another. Stretching several stories into the sky. Where you can walk for hours across the city and still not have to go outside. I don't know how much of that is hyperbole, though. It'll be cool to see. Marvel of human engineering, supposedly."
Cole
"Ah, she's probably still just feeling bad about not taking others into as much consideration," Ruby says, "I'm sure if she didn't want us to do it, or whatever, she'd tell us."
"It's all up to you what you want to do, though," she adds. "I can't make that choice for you. Just... do you trust them enough? I know that I wouldn't want to hide it for a long time and risk hurt feelings or misunderstandings when it came to light. But... perhaps the wounds are too fresh, and they need a little bit of time to settle before you bring them up again. I don't have the answers."
"And, ah, going through the ash? Well, guess that answers where we're going." She laughs. "Wasn't sure if you'd be trying to mountain hop on one of the flights here over to Lavaridge, or take one of the longer paths. I know Ev's been advocating for the Fiery Path, so we'll probably do that. You guys aiming for that or the desert?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 13, 2019 19:11:06 GMT
"We're going through the desert I'm pretty sure. T was saying something about the measure of a man being taken when he's surrounded by nothing but the land, with the sun beating down on you." Cole shrugged "I'm not really sure I get it, but I'm not in a position to fight about it, since the last place I wanted to go through was the falls, and that clearly didn't go well"
"Besides, taking a bit longer and using that time to get stronger is always a good idea, at least I think so"
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Post by Robot on Jul 15, 2019 11:32:59 GMT
"Not sure why anybody would wanna be under a big ol' roof when there is a beautiful world outside but to each their own ah spose. We were talking about heading through the desert on our way. Kai and Ah've probably about had our fill of fire fer a little bit.
"Got some money saved up myself,not sure what to do with it honestly. Got all the Pokeballs I need, the centers are never too far so ah don't really need medicines." There was a pause and his brow knit with worry. "Though with three of these plate things happening now, maybe I should worry more about it. Last one didn't go so well."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 15, 2019 12:22:11 GMT
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"Well, just make sure that you don't burn up or dry out out there," Ruby says, chuckling. "Desert's not a fun place to be, from what I've heard. Not much solid footing, terribly dry, and a bunch of sandstorms that whip up with barely and notice. Ghastly time. ...granted," she grins, "Don't know if trudging through a semi-active volcano-adjacent path is any safer."
"Anyways, the point is, don't die. Though," she adds, "If you're feeling a little adventurous, and ready to take a couple of precautions... dad mentioned a few times about a tower in the desert that only appears in the middle of sandstorms. Supposedly great treasures hide within, given to those who're worthy to find them. It's... not the sturdiest structure, though, and of course there's the sandstorm…"
Theo
"Well, it's nice to not get all your stuff rained on, or covered in ash, or anything like that," Ayah says, shrugging. "Outside's nice, but I'm definitely not one who'd want to live in it full-time. I'd miss stuff like plumbing, and refrigerators, and all that stuff. I'm too soft for it all." She laughs.
"I don't know what you mean by the fire thing, but... that's understandable. My cuties probably won't like that path much if we go that way." She does a bit of a double take. "Wait... what? There were three? Was that the fire? Did something come up with one of them while we weren't around to help?" She looks distraught. "Oh, are you alright? You were able to pull through okay, right?" She blinks. "Oh... what am I saying? Of course you did. You're strong, and also, you're right here in front of me." She pokes him in the chest, giggling a little. "So... oops. You are feeling alright, though?" There's a look on her face of gentle concern.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 16, 2019 3:12:58 GMT
"See, you shouldn't have told me about a treasure tower. Because now we have to go find it" Cole says with a laugh "I'll make sure that when we're rich and famous to thank you for telling us about the place" He winks at Ruby before standing up.
"Anyways, thanks for talking. It really does help knowing someone else is going through the same thing as me. But yeah, maybe keep the Plating thing on the downlow for a while. I don't want anyone else to worry. I'm doing that enough for everyone" With that, he turned to leave
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Post by Robot on Jul 16, 2019 15:45:20 GMT
"It was Cole." Theodore replied in a low tone. "Same as Ruby, he had it out for the people closest to him. Must have come to his senses after he beat them out of Kai and I. It's a real sore spot fer him, so please don't bring it up after this. Was burns and bruises for the lot of us though. Worked out alright in the end." Gently brushing Ayah's hair behind her ear, he offers a reassuring smile and a hug before parting ways.
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 16, 2019 20:48:26 GMT
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"Well, I'll be sure to put your name up with all the other people who didn't get rich from finding that place," Ruby teases. "Never gonna be worthy if you just want fame and fortune. That's what all the fairy tales warn about, after all." She winks.
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"Oh..." Ayah says, clasping a hand over her mouth after Theo releases her. "Of... of course. I'll keep it to myself. Ruby went through the same thing, so I know he'll have... to work things through himself." She gives him a quick embrace in return before yawning.
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The rest of the night passed quietly, the girls going to bed early, bushed after their long day. In the morning, though, everyone seems to be up early. Ayah seems to still be tired and goes to mostly rest on a couch, while Evelyn goes out to start Training, and Ruby waits on a chair by the door looking to wait for Cole.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 17, 2019 2:08:09 GMT
Cole takes a quick trip to the kitchen to pick up a piece of toast before training. He wasn't really sure how his body was producing the energy for the flames, but he was always warm now and felt like he was eating even more, so that might have something to do with it.
With a few granola bars shoved into his pockets, he strolls up to Ruby, mouth full of toast, and nods upwards before gesturing towards the door. He could get his mon through their training pretty quickly, so today would be a focus on learning the limits of his and Rubys new powers.
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Post by Robot on Jul 17, 2019 13:10:10 GMT
Theodore is up with the sun and settles in with a large breakfast early. Afterwards he settles out in the sun with a small knife and an Apricorn, squinting skyward. Rain weren't too likely in the desert. Might be a neat thing to see someday though. Bet it stirs up all sorts of critters.
Packing some extra food and water seemed like a pretty bright idea. His expression was thoughtful and distant while he went about his business, head in the thin wispy clouds.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 17, 2019 19:43:29 GMT
Kai takes his time rising from bed, still a bit out of it from the night he and Cole had a few days ago. He only eats a basic meal himself, but makes sure his team get's their fill. He get's Keahi out of the box for the meal, before training with her, Malasada, Coronet and Kele. He put Malasada away in the box after training, so he could take Keahi along with him. It just didn't feel right not having her with him.
Kai made sure to fill his pack full of water, he'd change his outfit, but keeping covered up was pretty important in a desert... at least that's what they do on TV. He double checked the tent, making sure it was all good. Better safe than sorry!
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 17, 2019 21:52:43 GMT
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Ruby takes Cole farther off into the ash, into part of the adjacent ashen forest where the Pokémon Center was obscured from view. "Okay," she says, "I really don't terribly know where or how to start. But... here goes." She concentrates, causing a ball of stone to form in her hand, before she throws it towards a nearby tree... missing horribly. "Oh.. uh," she says, looking around, "you probably want to look for a few rocks to try on..."
Theo
"What are you doing?" Ayah asks curiously, coming up on him with his Apricorn. "It looks like... a ball of some sort? It that something like artisanal fruit making? Something for Cole to use in a meal?"
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"You feeling all right, kid?" the Attendant in the Center asked, coming up to Kai. He's a young adult, a reddish tinge to his hair, quite pale, with bright blue eyes. "You just keep sitting on your own, packing or whatever. Didn't go off with the others, or last night when I got off shift either. Something bothering you? Since I know sometimes people need someone to talk things out with."
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Post by Robot on Jul 17, 2019 22:11:36 GMT
"Hmm?" His attention swiveled towards Ayah and Theodore blinked several times, the blank stare eventually focusing on her. "Oh, this here's an Apricorn, it's a kind of thick shelled nut that were traditionally made into Pokeballs back 'fore the hi-tech ones came round." He held out the half finished ball for her to see, split into two halves. "Cooking it makes the shell easier to split cleanly, and then you carve or scoop out the insides and mount a thin band and a locking mechanism on them. They convert Pokemon to energy the same way modern balls do. Something special about them I reckon." He settled the task back in his lap. "Right now it is just a distraction fore we head out. Plenty on my mind and nothing to do about it."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 17, 2019 22:46:32 GMT
Kai seems a bit startled when he first hears the voice, turning quick to see who was talking to him. He let out the tension with a sigh as he saw it was just the attendant. "S-sorry, Uh... I guess you're right."
He starts shuffling things around again, not trying to be rude, but not entirely comfortable talking. "Best way to put it... I got in a fight with one of my friends, I was sore about it and may have taken out my anger on him by... ignoring him." Kai began to nervously chuckle to himself as he explained this. Especially since he was trying to avoid the specifics.
"Eheh... I stopped that after we had a close encounter with dinosaurs, mostly cause we almost died, why should I be angry with him? Now I'm just being awkward and trying to figure things out."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 18, 2019 1:08:45 GMT
Cole watched as Ruby's stone went wide, watching as it flew through the air before focusing the flames in his hands, charging them into a condensed ball, little bits flicking off of it every few seconds. Once the stone reached the zenith of its arc, he let the orb fly and struck it out of the air, the flames bursting around it.
He looked a little stunned and turned to Ruby "I really didn't expect that to work. It....It flows a lot more naturally than I expected it to. Like an extension of myself..." He falls silent for a moment as he focuses the flames around both his arms and his legs completely covering both "Is it like that for you?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 18, 2019 3:42:25 GMT
Theo
"Oh, that's neat," Ayah says. "I've never seen one of those before. How'd you learn how to do that?" She crouches down next to him and peers at the work. "Oh... uh, sorry, did you want to be alone with your thoughts. I can just... go."
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"Not quite," Ruby says. "It's... mostly emotional. That's when it flows easily. Otherwise, it takes concentration, willpower. It's... not easy. I don't know what it is. Maybe fear. Fear of it getting away from me." She looks at where the stone was hit. "...impressive, though."
Kai
"Ah, yeah," the attendant says. "I know what you mean. I've been in that place enough. Just need to press onwards, and then get the conversation going again. It's always easier once you start talking. Know what I mean?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 18, 2019 3:59:37 GMT
"I know what you mean about the emotions thing" Cole says, cooling the flames until they only surrounded his hands and feet "I'm uh....I'm pretty bad about those. I bottled up my problems and they're sort of just..fuel for my fire now."
Without saying anything more he rushed forward to a small dead tree and struck it a few times with punches and a swift kick. He pulled back just enough to not catch it on fire, but left deep scorch marks.
"At this point I think I would be more worried about trying to keep them in. Like if I don't let the heat out I would explode like a bomb. And I don't want to do that. Not again." He walked over to Ruby, extinguishing his flames completely as he walked "But I want to help you conquer that fear. Because I don't want it overtaking you again either. You don't deserve to put through something like that."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 19, 2019 5:24:49 GMT
"Hm, I guess it is. Besides, with how we're traveling together we're gonna have to talk eventually." Kai finally sealed up the bag, picking it up and standing. "Thanks for the advice! Sorry for being rude, the name's Kai, Pleasure to actually talk to ya!" He holds out his free hand for a shake, giving the attendant a grin as he does.
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Post by Robot on Jul 19, 2019 18:02:05 GMT
"Ah don't mind th'company. Could show you how it's done if ya like, ain't got much in the way of plans fore we leave shy of putting a couple Pokemon through their paces and maybe takin an early lunch or doing a mite of shopping. We'll prolly need water going through the desert and all."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 19, 2019 18:42:42 GMT
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"I... understand, yeah," Ruby says, "It's not so much 'heat' for me. It's just a sharp, twisting feeling. Stresses me out. Don't know if it's just me worrying, or if it's from this, though. I want to make it so that I have control, though. So that others don't need to worry about me. Hopefully, this kind of stuff will help. I'm sure you feel the same way."
Kai
"Morgan," the man says. "And, well, it's my job to help. It's why I work here. Hope it all works out for you guys, anyways."
Theo
"Sure, I'll watch, if you don't mind," Ayah says, settling in beside him and peering at the Apricorn with interest. "I always love seeing people doing something they're good at."
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After the morning activities, and Training, the group all meet together to discuss where everyone's headed.
"So, we're gonna head up Fiery Path, I think," Evelyn says, "and heard you guys were gonna go for the desert. Want to race and see who gets to Lavaridge first?" She winks.
"Regardless," Ayah says, "We should... meet up there again. Wait until the others show up, if we're splitting up. So that we can... hang out before moving on to the next place." She glances at Theo as she says that.
"Sounds good to me," Ruby says, nodding. "Though... we'll at least have some travel time together today, I think. Unless someone wants to run off?" She glances at Evelyn with a grin.
"No, no, I'm, uh, I'm good walking," she says, hastily.
"Sound good to everyone else?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 20, 2019 22:50:42 GMT
"I uh...." Cole didn't wanna talk first, but since no one else was he didn't really have a choice "I don't think we're gonna be rushing. I heard a little story about a tower of treasure and I was gonna see if the guys wanted to go there."
He shrugged "So for once, I'm not gonna be pushing to beat you to town. Maybe you can enjoy a day in town before we get there and find all the good places to go"
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